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nearly every case a conviction was secured — chiefly for the viola- 

 tion of rules that have hecn adopted for the preservation of public 

 property. 



ATTENDANCE. 



With ihe continued develoiMuent of the Park, new efl:'orts are 

 made to provide for the comfort of visitors, and to make the 

 collections more interesting to them. Much remains to be done 

 in increasing- the number of public comfort stations, and with 

 the new fluids now available, the Society intends to take impor- 

 tant steps in that direction. Two new buildings arc to be erected 

 at an earlv date, the most important of which will be the boat- 

 house and restaurant near the West Farms Entrance. 



The total attendance of visitors during the year 1904 was 

 1.104,616. The largest attendance in a single day was 39,132, 

 on ]\Iay 22d. The monthly attendance was as follows : 



January I9-798 



February 19-547 



March 55.303 



April 88,148 



May 227,484 



June 128,067 



July [47,015 



August 1 56,460 



September 129,259 



October 71.694 



November 48, 1 05 



December 13-736 



Total 1,104,616 



MICA I /III <)!•■ Till'; AM M AL.S. 



llie constant iiiii)rovements in our installations for animals, 

 the replacement of temporarv (|uarters bv others of a permanent 

 character, and increased knowledge in the prevention and treat- 

 ment of disease, naturallv has resulltd in healthier animals and 

 a lower death-rate. The iiresence of a skilled veterinarian on 

 the Zoological Park staff has proven of great value not only to 

 the Society's collections, but also, as we believe, to zoological 

 gardens in general. Dr. IHair's vigilance in the detection of dis- 

 ease, and the promjjt isolation and treatment of all cases, ]')articu- 

 larl\- those of rither a suspected or declru'ed infections nature, 



